While some people consider global warming to be the most pressing environmental problem which we have at the moment, others believe that deforestation has more devastating impact on our world. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Some people believe that global warming is the most challenging environmental
issue
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issues
that we have nowadays;
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, others think
deforestation
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has more destructive effects on earth.
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essay will discuss why global warming and
deforestation
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are both harmful for the environment. On the one hand, global warming has caused a drastic rise in temperature all over the world. It is mainly because of the high / higher amounts of radiation reaching the earth due to the depletion of the ozone layer which is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases
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as
carbon
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-dioxide and
chlorofluro
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carbon
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. Because of
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climatic changes, sea levels are bound to rise.
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, an article published by The Times in 2018 reported icebergs in Antarctica were melting at a higher rate than usual. If,
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scenario continues increasing sea levels can cause an entire region to disappear or to be submerged.
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, the radiation effects can cause dreadful diseases affecting the skin and eyes.
On the other hand
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, the cutting down of trees on a large scale will affect the quality of air. Trees absorb
carbon
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dioxide which
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dioxide, which
emanates from the burning of fossil fuels and releases oxygen.
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Thus
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This
deforestation
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can result in high
carbon
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dioxide levels and low oxygen
levels which
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levels, which
cause damaging effects on the environment.
The high
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Higher
CO2 levels can actually contribute to global warming as well. Generally speaking, the effects of
deforestation
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are usually limited to the area that has lost the forest cover. But global warming is a phenomenon which affects the living beings all over the world. If
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issue is unresolved catastrophic events
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as tsunamis and hurricanes can arise frequently and
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make human beings vulnerable to deadly diseases. In conclusion,
deforestation
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and global warming are both harmful for the environment. While the effects of
deforestation
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are limited to a particular geographical area, global warming has an impact on the whole planet.
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, it is hard to say which is the worst because one thing leads to the other.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Industrial emissions
  • Sea levels
  • Extreme weather events
  • Biodiversity
  • Carbon emissions
  • Renewable energy
  • Paris Climate Accord
  • Carbon cycle
  • Soil erosion
  • Water cycles
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Reforestation
  • Sustainable forest management
  • Indigenous communities
  • Localized impacts
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